Moreso

No subject

No. 2

A brief get together is better than nothing.
Ephemeral gatherings: time treasured all the more
Sending poems, intentions remain, long remembrances
Attentive fervent invited feast represents true friendship


Ali Mountain

Opening of sky and land, one novel scene:
Peaks and valley, winding road out of dusty earth
Little building--floors and stairs for the imperial family*
Marvelous railroad designed to reach the precarious cliffs.
Ten ten-thousand layered ranges, clouds like the sea
Three thousand years, this tree immortal
Climb higher still to look down upon
The vast ocean brightens, cradling a golden wheel.

*Japanese royalty

Old and rich (or goodbyes and criticism)

No subject

No. 1

Farewell to Mirror Lake for many years
Club members use poetry to relay messages
Hard to meet face to face as folks grow older
Looking ahead to the future feel sad and down 


Six Plows Graveyard

No. 2

All these wilderness graves, bones already cold
Deserted mountainside, water and clouds fading
At this point, everyone is equal,
Yet the rich folks have broader plots.

In this graveyard, every grave has a number. It's quite orderly and some people have larger plots than others. 

Duanwu de mayo

Five Friends on the Fifth of May

by Irene Yung

Gather round, raise a glass to spring
Bend down, pen songs of joy
You may ask why we eat sticky rice:
To save me from sorrow by your happy smiles

 Asian Mexican

by Dana Jill Meaux Hatch

Chips & zonza, oil & vinegar, don't mix but still are delicious
Peanut butter & chocolate, bread & butter, do mix and still delicious
We love May 5th now 'cause
Friends hang out & mashup traditions



The Changing World

by Rebekah Anderson

The stunning flowers and glorious sunshine, abolish my winter woes,
My wonderful friends and echoing laughter, realize my summer dreams
All people revel at the world's blossoming
However some remorse at the things never to come

A Feast of Cultures

by Annalise Nordtvedt

The mashing of cultures is a beautiful picture of my life
Like the combining of foods at a bountiful feast with friends
Chips & jong-dzs, soy sauce & salsa, and an icy margarita
The diverse life of Chinese and American cultures...and Mexican

Dog City

by John Keay

Let's run together  fast and free
Please stay close  shorten your thoughts
Painstaking glory; 2 headlights sparse
Cut this young life down; forever depart

In Which There Is No Winner

by Meggie Davidson Green

At last he plays a willing game of chance
In time she waits, long since the buzzer sounded
"When will the laundry be put away?"
Blank staring, tension mounting, awkward silence